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Delaware
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01 / THE CITIZEN REGISTER
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History of Bethany Hall-Long
Biographies and documented commitments from earlier terms.
Governor · 2025
Bethany Hall-Long
DemocratDocumented commitments and outcomes from the previous term.
- Tracked
- 2
- Fulfilled
- 1
- With progress
- 1
- Not achieved
- 0
- Awaiting assessment
- 0
2 of 2 commitments
State LGBTQ+ Commission
What they pledged
Create by executive order a state commission to advise Delaware on policies and services for LGBTQ+ residents.
Executive order announcement during term by successionWhat has been verified
Hall-Long established the commission on January 16, 2025, by Executive Order 1. A later order from Governor Meyer kept the commission and expanded it from nine to 15 seats.
State of Delaware: continuation and expansion of the commissionDocumented explanation
Documented public action from a 14-day term by succession.
Smart Food pilot
What they pledged
Pilot digital food coupons that let households receiving SNAP access surplus food.
Pilot announcement while Hall-Long was lieutenant governorWhat has been verified
Executive Order 2, signed January 17, 2025, directed the Department of Health and Social Services to implement the pilot and prepare a report.
Delaware Public Archives: Executive Order 2Documented explanation
Documented public action from a 14-day term by succession.
02 / THE START OF THE TERM
The first
100 days.
An evaluation window. Each commitment keeps the timing published in its source.
Day one is the day the official begins the term for this office.Bethany Hall-Long · 2025
Awaiting verificationThe opening agenda is being verified.
A sourced first-100-days plan or specific early commitments for this term are still pending in the register.
03 / THE WORDS STAY ON RECORD
Election
night.
Bethany Hall-Long · 2025 · Election-night remarks
Election-night remarks are being verified.
A verified recording, transcript or contemporaneous report of the remarks is still pending for this election.
How we assess
Each status reflects the scope of the commitment and the available evidence. An announcement, an approved law, and a result in practice are different milestones. The rating measures the share of fulfilled commitments in this register and changes as more commitments and outcomes are documented.
Official state sources
Capitol photo · Joshua Daniel Franklin · Public domain · Framing and shading adjusted